Tesco Appoints New Chief Executive Officer 21 Jul 2014 Email News Brief Your name* Your e-mail* Recipient's e-mail address(es)* Separate multiple addresses with a comma (,). You may only specify up to 25 email addresses. Subject Message Refresh Type the text that appears in the image Confirm Email Tesco has appointed Dave Lewis as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 October 2014. He will replace Philip Clarke who will continue to work till Lewis's appointment and will further support the transition till January 2015. Clarke will also continue to remain as the Chairman of joint venture with China Resources Enterprise (CRE) in China until January 2015. Tesco also announced that current trading conditions are more challenging than they anticipated at their first quarter interim management statement on 4th June. Lewis brings in international consumer experience along with his knowledge in change management, business strategy, brand management and customer development. Lewis is currently President, Personal Care at Unilever and is also Non-Executive Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group.